The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-02-24
Personal.
To the General Public.

PERSONAL.
To the General Public.
Now be it known to all voters that Robbins
has about So, 900 at stake, Jones about 81 900, |
and Gould $500 or $500. These men being lib
eral, clever fellows" are said to be running a
free Saloon, where is kept on tap at all times,
whisky, beer, cigars and tobacco. Yes, that a
most vicious dive in our town is subsidized in
the interest of these men, and run night and
day to debauch and corrupt our young men, |
and in the nature of a bride to all worthless
sore-eyed sots that go there to guzzle. Swarms
of them reeled from the door on Saturday
night, and on Sunday an open Saloon was es-
tablished in a lumber yard between Cherry
and Maple, NORTH Eaton, and at last accounts
the proprietors had not called for the key and
schooners. I'VE mean by this no disrespect to
the proprietors Of the lumber yard, for it was
occupied without their knowledge OF consent.
We charge these things upon these men
squarely. The thing is notorious and can be
proven. We dare an investigation. Yet while
these men are doing these things, they, to hide
their infamy, are peddling charges of drink
ing and treating against Republican candi-
dates. Surely such cheek is worthy of "brass
medal" We are told that in the face of all
this, and with full knowledge of it, some Pro-
hibitionists will scratch their own tickle and
vote for Robbins and Jones, who until cleo
ton are practically proprietors of a drinking
den.
The article at the head of this
column was published the week
before the election last fall by the
Eaton Register. Immediately up
on it's appearance we placed a copy
of the paper containing it in the
hands of prominent attorneys of
both political parties, who adj
advised us that it was clearly Ii
belous, and that if it were possible
to secure a jury free from partisan
bias, we could, without doubt, re-
cover damages for such groun6less
and outrageous charges, but not
caring to assume the risks and
trouble of vexatious litigation for
the damages that might be recov-
cred from a neighboring paper,
which could even in the heat of a
political campaign, without the
simplest excuse, thus assault a CO.
temporary that has yet, and
We trust, will not descend to such
a depth, we recently addressed to
MI. Albright, publisher of the Reg
lister, the following note:
.me
EATON, o., Feb. 7, 1887.
Publisher Of the Eaton Register:
I enclose a copy of an article that appeared
in the last issue of the Register prior to the
election last fall. The heat of the campaign is
now over, and 1 call upon you as an act of JUS
give the name of the author of the article, and
the authority upon which the charges were
made. Respectfully,
After waiting for two weeks and
receiving no reply, we have con-
|cluded to publish the original
charges and our note to the Regis
ter, with such comments as we
think the nature of the case de-
serves.
In our forty years newspaper
experience, it is the first time we
have any recollection of a journal,
even among the lowest class known
as Police Gazettes, that refused to
do justice to an innocently slam
dered party through the medium
of their publications, and it seems
almost incredulous, that a man SO
loud in his professions of the
Christian religion, which teaches
us 'thou shalt love thy neighbor
as myself" and "do unto others as
We would they should do unto you,'.
Icould SO far forget all decency,
self-respect and common honor, as
to thus publicly make such charg-
es against a neighbor, when he
must have known in his own heart
they were as false as his preten-
sions to Christianity must be, and
against one too who had always
treated him with courtesy and CT
Witty, never even permitting an al
fusion disrespectful to himself or
his family to appear in his col
umns, although frequent opportu-
mites were presented. We think
he should paste in the crown of
his Sunday hat the sentence, "thou
shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbour" and every time with
sanctimonious visage he feels in
clined to say, 81 thank God I am
not as other men are" he would
Tread it and profit by the scriptural
lesson.
The heat of the campaign is now
over. The people, tired and sick
of such literature as has been fur
nished them by the papers, having
as little judgment and sense and
regard for the truth and utter lack
of pecuniary responsibility as the
Eaton Register, have given III a
Democratic National Administra-
Ition and reduced the majorities of
Republicans in counties like ours,
we think it time for such scurri-
lous and infamous sheets to eXhib-
it a little common sense and de-
cency, and if they cannot retract
or apologize for such outrageous
and malicious articles, that they
now cody gather up the proofs of